When student organizers announced rapper Tyga would headline Yardfest, scores of students were outraged, calling the musician's songs sexist and offensive to women.

There aren't many songs and videos by Tyga that aren't filled with explicit lyrics and sexual images.

Days after Harvard's college events board announced Tyga would be headlining the spring festival of the year, Harvard senior Leah Reis-Dennis launched a petition in protest.

"I was deeply offended and disturbed by the content because it's sexist and violent. I thought it was wrong that Harvard would give it such a big platform," said Reis-Dennis.

More than 1,800 students have signed the petition so far.

The petition describes Tyga's lyrics as "explicitly and violently misogynistic."

But not everyone on campus agreed that is grounds for banning the performer.

"This is Harvard, and if Tyga does show up and play, there will be protests in the background. That's what Harvard students do," said Harvard freshman, Brett Biebelberg.

"He's an artist, a musician. It's his way of expressing himself, I guess," said Harvard junior Ian Myjer.

The petition prompted Harvard's Office of Student Life to urge student organizers to "re-evaluate the invitation," because the "performer's lyrics are offensive and hurtful to many in our community."

"I think this is a salient moment at college campuses across the country in talking about rape culture in the wake of Steubenville, in talking about sexual violence on college campuses across the country," said Reis-Dennis.

The college events board is now sending questionnaires to the entire Harvard student body asking them to weigh in on the controversy.